OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

Compound Slab Editor Dialog

Used to set different properties of layers to the compound slab assembly.

SettingDescription
Assembly Properties Thickness - Displays overall slab thickness.
Preview Displays the selected catalog item in the preview window. This displays changes and the preview updates as various options are chosen. The preview also changes dynamically with some of the prominent settings on the Placement tab, e.g Height ,Rotation angle, etc. A right-click in the Preview opens a SHOW/HIDE Viewing Tools options menu:
  • Zoom In - Zooms in about center of preview.
  • Zoom Out - Zooms out about center of preview.
  • Pan - Moves the preview following the pointer. Click again to stop panning.
  • Fit - Fits the object to the extents of the preview.
  • Rotation - Sets the orientation of the selected item in the preview to one of the standard orientation options:
    • Isometric
    • Right Isometric
    • Top
    • Bottom
    • Left
    • Right
    • Front
    • Rear
  • Display Mode - Sets the display of the selected item in the preview to one of the standard display modes.
    • Solid
    • Wire Frame
    • Visible Edge
    • Filled Visible Edge
    For Place workflow, the Hide/Show Preview controls displaying preview of the element currently selected for placement.
Add Layer Adds a new layer to the slab.
Note: While adding a new layer, selecting the Material field is mandatory.
Delete Deletes the selected layer.
Move Layer Up Moves the selected layer up one position in the hierarchy.
Move Layer Down Moves the selected layer down one position in the hierarchy.
Material It is the material related to layers. Double clicking with left-handed mouse button opens the list of material from which the material can be selected.
  • Family - Sets the Active Family field. If there is no active family selected, the field is blank.
  • Part - Sets the Active Part field. If there is no active part selected, the field is blank.
Thickness Sets the slab thickness.
Core It selects the core layer of compound slab.
Edge Setback Offset is extruded from the edge of the side area. Double clicking with left-handed mouse button switches from display to edit mode.
Infill Edge Used to indicate from which edge it should be applied to the other layer edge.
Note: To enable the Infill Edge, selecting the Edge Material is mandatory.
Edge Material It is a additional material related to edge length. Enabled only after selecting Infill Edge. Double clicking with left-handed mouse button opens the list of edge material from which the edge material can be selected.
  • Family - Sets the Active Family field. If there is no active family selected, the field is blank.
  • Part - Sets the Active Part field. If there is no active part selected, the field is blank.
OK Adds the new layer with its defined properties, saves the changes and closes the dialog.
Cancel Closes the Compound Slab Editor dialog box without saving any changes.